implied warranty

American  

noun

1. a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).

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Etymology

Origin of implied warranty

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Although Vrbo doesn’t explicitly guarantee the air quality in its rentals, I believe there’s an implied warranty.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

We pass lemon laws and have well-developed doctrines of implied warranty that require sellers to stand behind their claims.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

In upholding a verdict based on faulty design, the court ruled that injured consumers need not claim a theoretical "implied warranty" but may rely simply on "strict liability in tort."

From Time Magazine Archive

Was there, with every ampoule of vaccine, an "implied warranty" that the preparation was safe?

From Time Magazine Archive

There is an implied warranty that the bulk shall correspond with the sample in quality, and that the buyer shall have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney